As the probes arrived near Ross 154, vast quantities of survey data began streaming into the photon supercomputing center aboard the [Earth].
After Zero processed it, most of the useless information was discarded, while useful or uncertain information was retained.
Finally, the data was presented to Lü Yongchang, one item at a time.
Inside the Deep-Sea Pod, Lü Yongchang widened his dark-ringed eyes slightly and carefully examined the data before him.
Carbon.
And a small amount of interstellar dust.
Those were the components of the black dwarf.
No light, no radiation...
It looked just like an enormous solid planet.
Had he not witnessed it himself, Lü Yongchang would never have believed that, not long ago, this had been a star radiating endless heat!
His expression solemn, he sorted the data before him into categories and incorporated it into humanity's body of astronomical knowledge.
The central region of the Milky Way Galaxy.
The Cleaners civilization's Milky Way Galaxy branch.
As usual, Sweeper 9527 was idly browsing the data transmitted by the probes.
"Sir, we've found three more suspected stars."
His subordinate's voice came from beside him.
9527 gave a quiet acknowledgment, dragged the nearby light screen with a tentacle, and glanced through it.
A moment later, he casually pressed a button on the light screen beside him.
The button had only one function.
Launch the Star Eaters.
At Sweeper 9527's action, strange ripples appeared beside the completely stationary artificial planet.
It was as though a pebble had been tossed into a lake.
The ripples slowly spread.
Three Star Eaters gleaming with a dark sheen slowly emerged from the center of the ripples.
Once all three Star Eaters had fully appeared in space, the ripples gradually vanished, and space returned to its original state.
After pausing briefly, the three Star Eaters